Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not a waste of time.
New American Standard Bible
For you yourselves know, brethren, that our
King James Version
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
Holman Bible
For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit
A Conservative Version
For ye yourselves know, brothers, our entrance with you, that it has not become empty.
American Standard Version
For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:
Amplified
For you know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you has not been ineffective (fruitless, in vain),
An Understandable Version
For you brothers [should] know that our coming to you was not a waste of time.
Anderson New Testament
For you yourselves know, brethren, our entrance among you, that it was not in vain.
Bible in Basic English
For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:
Common New Testament
For you yourselves know, brethren, that our visit to you was not in vain;
Daniel Mace New Testament
And you are satisfied, my brethren, that our address to you was not fallacious:
Darby Translation
For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which we had to you, that it has not been in vain;
Godbey New Testament
For you know, brethren, our coming unto you, that it was not in vain:
Goodspeed New Testament
You know yourselves, brothers, that our visit to you was far from ineffectual.
John Wesley New Testament
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before,
Julia Smith Translation
For ye yourselves know, brethren, our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:
King James 2000
For yourselves, brethren, know our visit unto you, that it was not in vain:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [you] yourselves know, brothers, our reception with you, that it was not in vain,
Modern King James verseion
For, my brothers, you yourselves know our coming in to you, that it was not in vain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For ye yourselves brethren know of our entrance in unto you, how that it was not in vain:
Moffatt New Testament
But you remember yourselves, brothers, that our visit to you was no failure.
Montgomery New Testament
For you yourselves know, brothers, that my visit to you did not fail of its purpose;
NET Bible
For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you -- it has not proven to be purposeless.
New Heart English Bible
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you was not in vain,
Noyes New Testament
For ye yourselves know, brethren, that our coming among you hath not been in vain;
Sawyer New Testament
For you know, brothers, our introduction to you that it was not in vain,
The Emphasized Bible
For, yourselves, know, brethren, our entrance which was unto you - that it hath not proved void;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
FOR ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Yes, Brothers, you yourselves know that your reception of us was not without result.
Webster
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:
Weymouth New Testament
For you yourselves, brethren, know that our visit to you did not fail of its purpose.
Williams New Testament
For you know yourselves, brothers, that our visit to you was by no means a failure.
World English Bible
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn't in vain,
Worrell New Testament
For ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it has not become vain;
Worsley New Testament
For ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance among you, that it was not in vain.
Youngs Literal Translation
For yourselves have known, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it did not become vain,
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Approach To Ministry In Thessalonica
1 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not a waste of time. 2 As you know, we suffered persecution and were mistreated in Philippi. Yet we were encouraged by our God to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly.
Isaiah 49:4
"I said: "I've labored for nothing. I've exhausted my strength on futility and on emptiness.' Yet surely my recompense is with the LORD, and my reward is with my God.
Isaiah 65:23
They won't toil in vain nor bear children doomed to misfortune, for they will be offspring blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.
Habakkuk 2:13
Is it not because of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that people grow tired putting out fires, and nations weary themselves over nothing?
1 Corinthians 15:2
and by which you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the message I proclaimed to you unless, of course, your faith was worthless.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace shown to me was not wasted. Instead, I worked harder than all the others not I, of course, but God's grace that was with me.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.
2 Corinthians 6:1
Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.
Galatians 2:2
I went in response to a revelation, and in a private meeting with the reputed leaders, I explained to them the gospel that I'm proclaiming to the gentiles. I did this because I was afraid that I was running or had run my life's race for nothing.
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!
Philippians 2:16
as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.
1 Thessalonians 1:3-10
In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
Here is another reason why we constantly give thanks to God: When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as the word of humans but for what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
But when I could stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you in some way, and that our work had been a waste of time.
2 Thessalonians 1:10
when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed including you, because you believed our testimony.
2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly, and that it may be honored the way it is among you.
Job 39:16
She mistreats her young as though they're not hers, and she has no fear that her labor may be in vain,
Psalm 73:13
I kept my heart pure for nothing and kept my hands clean from guilt.